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Disappointment for Zoe Brown

03 Aug 2014

There was huge disappointment for Antrim's Zoe Brown at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Saturday night, as the treacherous weather conditions played a major role in determining the women's pole vault final.

The Team NI competitor had been tipped for a medal, but was unable to register a height after failing with three attempts at 3.80metres.CHAR(13) + CHAR(10)As the rain eases at Hampden @vaultzoebrown & fellow competitors begin their warm up ahead of the Pole Vault Final pic.twitter.com/G9pR8W859s— Athletics NI (@AthleticsNI) August 2, 2014Five other competitors also failed to register heights after being defeated by driving rain at the venue, which also caused the competition to be delayed by 45 minutes.Australia's Alana Boyd cleared 4.50metres to take the gold medal.In rainy conditions @vaultzoebrown fails on her 3rd attempt at 3.80m and goes out of the Women's Pole Vault Final #TEAMNI@GoTeamNI— Athletics NI (@AthleticsNI) August 2, 2014